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MILAN - Shanghai International is one of the two Shanghai-based teams that play in the Chinese Super League. After gaining promotion to the Chinese top flight in 2001, Shanghai International finished the 2002 season in ninth position then finished runners-up to cross-city rivals Shenhua in 2003. (Thank god, they play in the main league )

Included in the squad that has travelled to Italy are two former Chinese internationals of great experience: midfielder Shen Si and left-back Wu Chengying (who had a trial with Como two years ago). Shanghai International count three foreign players among their ranks: Nigerian defender Admas Kola, Brazilian striker Jose Ze Alcino (ex-Nantes) and former Lecce forward Kwame Ayew, a Ghana international who last season won the Chinese league top scorers' title along with Honduras international Saul Martinez, who plays for Shanghai Shenhua.

Against the Nerazzurri Kwame is likely to be partnered in attack by young striker Du Pin. Both players joined Shanghai International from Shenyang Ginde before the start of the current season, which began in May and will resume in September after an extended summer break because of the Asian Cup.

Experienced keeper Jiang Jin plays in goal for Shanghai International, while on the wings the club has two interesting youngsters: number 17 Shen Han, a speedy right winger, and the multi-talented number 20 Wang Yun on the left.

Current Shanghai International coach is Chen Yaodong, while the team has been coached by Englishman Bobby Houghton (ex-Chinese national boss) and Frenchman Claude Le Roy, who has also coached Senegal.

Teams often change name in China. Shanghai International have played under their present name since 1 October 2003, when all Chinese Super League were requirement to adhere to a series of measures before the inaugural 2004 season. The motivation behind using the word international is to fit in with the 'demands of the development of professional football'. Before being bought out by transportation company Cosco, the team was called Shanghai Zhongyuan Huili and then Shanghai Zhongyuan Huili International Team, or Shanghai International.

RISCONE DI BRUNICO - Nerazzurri coach Roberto Mancini has called up five Primavera players to his squad for tomorrow night's friendly match against Chinese outfit Shanghai International in Trento. Two of them, striker Riccardo Meggiorini (born in 1985) and defender Flavio Visconti (1986), will also travel to Japan for the Saitama City Cup. Left winger Simone Fautario (1987), defender Daniel Semenzato (1987) and striker Matteo Momentè (1987) will return to Milan after the friendly in Trento to resume training with the youth sector coaches.

RISCONE DI BRUNICO - The eighteen Inter players called up for the Saitama City Cup will leave Italy for Japan tomorrow afternoon, then after a training session on Monday the Nerazzurri face Urawa Red Diamonds at 19:00 Tokyo time on Tuesday. Roberto Mancini therefore decided to bring forward the planned day of rest for the players who will make the trip to the Far East.